S. 1234: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-26 · Energy · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

Plain summary

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state. Subjects such a well treatment on federal land to state law as well.

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Official text

Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · 18 cosponsors

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Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James E. Risch (R-ID), Tim Scott (R-SC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Boozman (R-AR), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Thune (R-SD)

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1234.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s1234 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113